Feeding system, continuous clip type



March l, 1960 Filed March 16, 1959 M. J. NEDER FEEDING SYSTEM, CONTINUOUS CLIP TYPE 3 Sheets-Sheet l O fm Till INVENTOR.` MJJXWEH J- Naer March 1, 1960 M. .1. NEDER FEEDING SYSTEM, CONTINUOUS CLIP TYPE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 16, 1959 March 1, 1960 M. J. NEDER 2,926,568

FEEDING SYSTEM, CONTINUOUS CLIP TYPE Filed March 1e, 1959 s 'sheets-sheds y lllllllllll lllllllll 'lll/lll. lllllllllllllll/ I Maxwell lNEEr ,BY J. @mma 9L @uw United States 2,926,568 f ,A FEEDING SYSTEM, CONTINUOUS 'cLjlPfrYPE Maxwell LNeder, Pomona, ',Calif., assignor to the United States :of'America as represented Vbythe. Secretary of the Army u Application March 16, wsa-serial No. 799,825 n 6 Claims. (c1. Yaia- 7126) (Granted under Title 35, U.S. Code (1952) ,'sec. 266) The invention described herein may beemanufa'ctured and used by orfor the "Goverment fr"governmental purposes without the payment of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to multi-barrel iirearmsof the type generally fired from the shoulder of the user-and more particularly to means for continuously feeding ammunition thereto. In modern-day lirearms the ydemand for firepower and accuracy are the dominating factors to be considered in the final design thereof. Present automatic rifles or lightv machine guns fulfill the firepowerV requirementsgbutfall short when it comes to accuracy.' This'isd'u'e 'to the" lAccordingly, the development'- ofi .a semiautomatic,`

multi-barrel shoulder weapon would-'seem to provide the required firepower and yaccuracy'in that'a plurality of projectiles may be discharged with each :pull ofthe trigger, thereby allowing each successive shot to be aimed by the operator insuring greater accuracy while the firepower is governed only by the rapidity with which the lirear'm can be aimed and the trigger pulled.

However, extensive use of the shoulder type of multibarrel firearms has heretofore been limited by the diiiiculties involved in continuously feeding' ammunition thereto. Many systems exist for feeding these firearms but they all require `special means for handling the cartridges in the :gun prior to being chambered in the barrels, or special chambering is required as the'cartridges aregenerally inclosed in clips and are chamberedand fired while still retained initsuch clips. `Also, specials means must be provided for ejeting the empty clips from the gun.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide.

a multi-barrel shoulder iirearm with a simple,vdurable,

yet inexpensive feeding system whereby the simultaneous chambering of a plurality of cartridges may-be accomplished with a minimum of handling.

Another object ofmy invention is to provide such firearm with an integral openv end magazine such that cartridges can be readilyA loaded therein from. the bottom without requiringmanual*y operation of the charging mechanism.

A further object vof invention is to provide suitable which the magazine-caribe loadedQ contact with the bolt assembly to the magazine into the firearm, p

It is a further object of my inventionto utilize the lift'the cartridgesfrom recoil energy ofthe-bolt assembly not onlypto extract and eject the lirecartridge cases but also, simultaneously therewith, to strip. theempty cartridge clip" from the to of the magazine and eject it from the firearm. i), in,Y some multi-barrel-,firearms of-.the shou1de1j.type

wherein the. cartridgesare retained and fired in `cliPrS or;

holders, these clips are usuallymade in two sections and,

y therefore, arevery complicated in design. Furthermore,

such two-piece clips usuallyrrequire a special tool to enable disassemblygrthereof inorder to permit removal of the fired cartridge case*therefrom.`r Thus, theseclpscannotfb-:Jreusedy without a prior assembly operation.

It is, 'therefore,--,a'further .object of this, invention VtoV provide'` a unitary cartridge holding clip whichfeliminates facilitating its reuse.

the necessity of-assemblingor-disassembling thefc'lip,thus, v'

lightweghkeartridge clip for use in the multi-barrel fire- Varm'sof theshoulder type, the'clip being -constructedto include means for connectingadjac'ent clipstogether' to form Y a vertica lf.stack,vthus, facilitating the easey with Still another andfurthenobject ofmy inventionis provide an improved zme'ans 'for'. connecting successive cartridge clips into asinglejstaclewherein the connectingt Structure 315.0 SefVleS-aShL-I'Ileans by which the stacleis" incrementally lifted. from the magazinewell into the'. f

firearm receiver during firing. t

The specific natureof the invention asffwellas 'other objects and advantages thereof will clearlyV appear from.

a description of a preferred embodiment shown in the accompanyingidrawingsin which: t

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal elevational view, of a firearm incorporating an embodimentof my invention Vand conveniently brokenaway toishowi'thefbolt'assembly in the v battery position immediately Vbefore firing with the *bolt holding the followers in the -magazine in the depressed position;

Y rig,v 2Y is` 'viewj similar i6, Fig. ibut showing Yth bon assembly in the reeoilpositonwitha loaded clip of cai'- tridges in position to. be chambered by'the counterrecoil ofthe bolt assemblyjwhile the-empty clip from the previous tiring cycle is shown aboutf to be' ejectedfrom thegiln;A

lig.r3is Y*a:view similargtojFigs. 1;: and 2 but showing ements asthe cartridges are i thearrangement of the `el being chamberedaby the bolt assembly;

showing the clips interconnected to @form the .vertical stack and being retained'pin` the magazineby the latches" at the bottornuthereoffas they appear afterf the initialv loading of the magazine;"

Fig. 5 a view similar teit-tagt tsm'withtherbelf assembly drawn to Vthe rear to allow the stacleof c'lipsto" t be lifted Yby the ratchet members Ain' the followers finto"k the" position wherein the cartridges" will be chamberedby the Vcouriterrecoil movement of the fbolt assembly? 'r Fig. 6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view'similaito' Fig. 5 'but vif/ith'w the bolt assemblyinthebattery position v to showthe stack of clips being supportedby .thefbolt assembly as'the followers-are depressed byfthedepres's'ors' Frig.' 7 is a fragmentary cross-sectiontakenalongline- 7--7 of Eig. 3 butwith'the clips"rern'ovedvto more 'clearly sliow the positioning stopsv intheireceivrand the "v shoul#v ders on said stops whichprevent the forward"movement ofthe" clips as`th`e cartridges are strippedA therefrom 'by thefbolt assembly;v j s '-f e f Fig." 8 is 'a viewk -taken` along showV the arrangement of the ejection latches prior to Vlamented'v Mar, 1,1966

4'lis a cross-section taken along line of Figfl engagement with the clip when the bolt assembly begins its recoil stroke;

Fig. 9 is a view similar to-Fig. 8 but showing the latches in the inoperative position just prior to ejecting the clip from the firearm; A

Fig.` l is a cross-section taken along line 10-10 of Fig. 7 to show the arrangement of the ratchet members in the magazine followers;

Fig. ll is "a front view of the bolt assembly to more clearlj. show the configuration of the depressors; and

' Fig. l2 isa perspective view of one o-f the cartridge clips.

Referring now to the drawings and in particular to Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown a firearm having a receiver 12 in the forward end of which is l'securely mounted a plurality of barrels 14 having tiring chambers 15. it will be noted that while three barrels are shown in the present embodiment, the number is not limited thereto since'more or less could be fed in the same manner as that described hereafter. The rear end of receiver.

12V terminatesin a cylindrical stock 16.

Provided'in the underside of receiver 12 and integral therewith, is a cartridge magazine 18 having its free end open, as shown at 20, for a purpose to be described later. A substantially rectangular port 22 is formed in the side of receiver 12 and is located above the upper end of magazine 18 in position to direct the fired cartridge cases out of receiver 12.

Reciprocably mounted between barrels 14 for longitudinal movement in 'response to the discharge gases generated by the ring of, cartridges 24 is a conventional operating rod 26 having acharging lever 28 for permitting manual operation thereof.

A bolt assembly 30 is Slidably mounted in Aopposing grooves 32 in the sides of receiver 12 for reciprocation between battery and recoil positions. Bolt assembly 30 includes a carrier 34 and a plurality of cylindrical bolts 35 slidably disposed therein corresponding to the num- -ber of barrels 14 and in respective axial alignment therewith. Extending rearwardly from carrier 34 cylindrical guide rod.36-which. supports the forward portion of a surrounding recoilspring 38 seated against the rear of carrier 34 to normally bias bolt assembly 30 to the battery position. The opposite end of recoil spring 38 extends beyond guide rod 36 into a bore 40 formed into stock 16. A longitudinal rib 42 is formed on either side of the carrier 34 for sliding engagement with grooves 32 of receiver 12. Ribs 42 project rearwardly of carrier 34 and are each provided witha depressor 44 depending from the rear end thereof.

As best shown in Fig. l, depressors 44 are of suicient length to effect respective slidable contact of the bottom surfaces thereof with the upper surfaces of a spacedapart pair of followers 46 Slidably disposed in magazine 18. The forward edges of depressors 44 are angularly formed, as at 50, for a purpose to be subsequently shown and extend upwardly and forwardly to terminate slightly forwardly of the rear end of bolt carrier 34.

Each depressor 44 is also provided with an integral, forwardly extending arm portion 54 disposed on either side of carrier 34. Arm portion 54 of each depressor 44 is spaced below the underside of rib 42 to form a longitudinal opening 56 therebetween and, consequently, depressors 44 are connected to ribs 42 only by a web portion 57.

'I'he interior side wall surfaces of receiver 12 immediately above magazine 18 are provided with opposing inwardly directed rectangular ledges 58 provided with an angular stop surface 59 along the underside of the rear ends thereof. Ledges 58 are disposed so as to lie between the underside of carrier 34 and the top of depressor arms 54 when bolt assembly 30 is in the battery position as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. A V-slot 60 extends longitudinally along the upper surface of each of depresser arms 54 and is varranged to engage the top one of isav af stack of clips 62-in a manner to be described hereina ter.

Magazine 18 is rectangular in vshape and the interior thereof is provided with an open central well 64 of sucient width to slidingly receive a plurality of cartridge clips 62 either singly or in a vertical stack. Well 64 is formed by la pair of partitions 66 spaced apart from the outer longitudinal walls of magazine 18 to form rectangular compartments 70. Slidably disposed in each compartment 70 is a follower 46 which is normally biased upwardly by arectangular-spring -72. The sidewalls of magazine 18 areturned inwardly at the lower end thereof, as shown at 74, to respectively retainsupports 76 similar in configuration tofollowers `46 which serve to seat the lower ends of springs y72 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. A longitudinal recess 78 extends centrally and transverselyinto the innenside of each V,of followers 46 for sliding-ly receiving a substantially rectangular lifter member 80 which extends through an elongated slot 82 in each of partitions 66V to project slightly into magazine 1,well 64. "Located behind eachl lifter member 80 in recess 78 isa pair of springs 84 which serve to bias lifter member 80 intowell 64 -for engagement with clips 62 in a manner to be hereinafter shown. Fo-llower spring supports- 76 are similarly provided with latches 86 which are biased into magazine well 64,. immediately adjacent openend 20, by springs 8S to retain the cartridge clips 62 inrnagazine 18 during the initialloading thereof.l ,y .L-

Lifter members 80 areprovided with forwardly and rearwardly projecting ears4 83 which are arranged to 'bear against partitions 66 adjacent slot 82 to, retain members 80 in recesses 78 as best shown lin Fig. l0. .A 'similar construction is provided onlatches 86.1- l A As best shown inl-jig. l2, ,clips 62include an arcuate cartridge retaining portion 9 0 formed by `adjacent cartridge seating depressions 91 to resiliently'hold a plurality of cartridges 24 corresponding to the -number of barrels 14. Centrally provided on bothsides of cartridge retaining portion are substantially. resilient rectangular leg portions 92 which extendV downwardly and outwardly relative to portion 90v and terminate lin upwardly curved hooks 94. Leg portions 92 are equal in length to the spring-biased ratchet members 800i? followers 46 to insure positive contact therewith. Lo-

cated at the top of cartridge retaining portion 901mmediately above leg portions'92 are a pair of integral downwardly angled tabs 96 arranged to be releasably engaged by hooks 94 of the next successive 'clip thereabove. The distance between the free ends of leg portions 92 is slightly less than the interior transverse dmension of magazine well 64 to allow hooks 94 to snap over tabs 96 as the clips are fed into magazine 18-`from the bottom thereof to form a vertical stack. As the stack of clips 62 is lifted by followers 46 into receiver 12, the tabs 96 of the uppermost clip engage the corresponding angular stop portions 59 on the underside-of ledges 58. As bolt assembly 30 starts its counterreooil stroke and depressor arms S4 pass over the top clip 62, tabs 96 Slidably engage in the V-slot 60 in arms 54, thereby supporting the stack of clips 62 as followers 46 are cammed downwardly by angular surface 50 on depressors 44 as bestv shown in Fig. 3.

As best shown in Figsg2, V3 land 12, the forward end of cartridge retaining portion 90 of each clip 62 is cut away as indicated at 98-to,form averticalV shoulder 100. A pair of substantiallyv S-shaped catches 102 -are pivotally mounted by a pin 106 in a rectangular recess 104 vextending transversely throughY depressor arms 54. A at spring 108 is xedly mounted in each, arm 54 by suitable means and normally biases catch. 102 into the position shown in. Eig. 8 for releasable engagement with.

shoulder of clipl 62 forV stripping the empty clip from` the top of the stack in` magazine 1.8 andvejecting it through a port 110 provided in the bottom'of .receiver 12 rearwardly of magazine 18. f Y f Immediately beneath receiverledges 58 and adjacent depressor arms 54; when bolt `assembly 3l)l is in the battery position, is a longitudinal undercut 112 in receiver 12 to allow catches102 to be pivoted into engage'V During the counterrecoil movementof `bolt'assembly 30, bolts feed the cartridges 24 in the'l top'clip 62 forwardly into the respective chambers 15` of barrels 14.

Since the force of this stripping action has a' tendency to simultaneously move top clip 62 forward-,ra shoulder F118 Y. is provided on each of theledges 58 immediately forwardA of angular stop portions 59 thereon to cvc'mta'ct''theV forward edge of tabs 96 and thereby prevent Yzany' `forward movement of clip 62. The arrangement o'fstop portions 59 and shoulders 118 is clearly shown in'I-ig. 7.

.Operation In preparing the gun for the feld,"clps :62 loaded` with cartridges 24 are inserted into the bottom of 'magazine well 64 one or more at a' time. -It willV be noted that while inserting clips 62 into magazine well 64,- latches 86 are cammed out of the way by clips' 62. Likewise, lifter 4A'the end ofjits recoil stroke, again starts forward under As the bolt assembly 130 starts to recoil in response to the discharge of the cartridges 24 in barrels` 14, springs ftlSfbias catches. 102'ondepressor arms 54 to contact? shoulder 100 of the 'lr'lppermostllv clip 62 thereby pushingthe` clip to therear, whereby hooks 94`a`re slida'bly released from tabs`-96fff the next clip 62 therebeneath,v

During therecoiltravel of clip 62, catches 102 engage cams-i114 of --undrcut' portions 112 andare forced out of contact with shoulders 1100. However, clip 62 continuesto recoil together'witl-f'carrier 34 since Atabs 96 are positioned in V-slots 60 on depressor arms 54.v WhenboltV assembly 30 Yrecoils to a point'where the'femptyclipl 62/V is directly o'ver port 110 in receiver 12, the rear edge off' the cartridge retaining'portion 9 0 engages'lug 116,'jthus,

halting-the rearwardtravel of'th'efclip 62. 7Bolt assemblyVV 30 continues-its 5 recoilv movement Vwhereby V-slot 60 of; L

projection54 is slidingly Vdisengaged fromv lierieath""talii f 96 of clip 62, thusjallowing fthe 'clip to drop; through port 1'10iand out o'f the gun'Boltassembly 30, `reaching Y the vbias of recoilspring 38 ,and returns to vbattery posimembers 80 in followers 46 are also cammed out Vof the way by the upwardly moving clips 62, butf in both instances members '86' and 80 are'i'returned toVV their projecting positions shown in Figs. 4 andS yby springs 88 and 84, respectively. When bolt assembly 30 isv in lthe closed or battery position, depressors `44 forceY followers 46 downwardly. As the last clip 6 2 is inserted into magazine 18, the cartridges 2 4Iin lthe uppermost' clip will contact the underside of carrier 34. At such time, pressure applied to the bottomV 'clip of the stac'klw'illl causeV thel hooks 94 of' leg portions 92 to snap over tabs9v6'on ,the adjacent clips, thereby connecting all of thefclips into a vertical stack. At least two of the clips 62`willT-lie yabove lifter members 80 in followers- 46 although not in position to be supported thereby as shownjin Fig; 4. Once the stack of clips 62 is formed, it is retained in magazine 18 by latches 86.

lifter members 80 engage leg portions 92 of the uppermost loaded clip 62 and' thereby lift theentire stack into contact with the stop portions 59 on ledges 58, thus, posi tioning the cartridges 24 o'f the uppermost clip infront of the bolts 3S. The charging lever 28 is then released and bolt assembly 30 moves forwardly under the bias of recoil spring 38.

As bolt assembly 30 moves forwardly and the cartridges are stripped from the uppermost clip 62, V-slot 69 in depressor arms 54 slidingly engages tabs 96 on the uppermost clip 62, thereby supporting the stack of interconnected clips as the angular surface 50 of depressors 44 cams the followers 46 downwardly against the bias of the follower springs 72. At the same time, the forward edge of tabs 96 contact shoulders 118, thereby holding the clip 62 against forward movement. When bolt assembly 30 has reached the battery position, depressors 44 have positioned followers 46 so that lifter members 80 will this time engage the leg portions 92 of the second loaded clip of cartridges in the magazine 18 as best tion whereuponthe firing cycle is then repeated.

.fisV mentioned here'tofore, the Ymagazine is openat its? freeend thereby permitting ythe 'rapid loading `oflclips` of cartridges into the-magazine at anyconvenientv time during theoperationiof the firearm "without having to stop Yand handoperatel the mechanism 'as is 'necessary' i' with many of the firearms currently vin use.

` Althoughj'a particularembodiment of the invention has beende'scrlbed inl detail herein, itis evident that many variationssmay be vdevised within theqspritand scope'v thereof and. the following claims are intended to' include such variations. j f t' 1 I'claim: I jk 1. In a' rearm having a'receiver, aV plurality of barrels,i

a carrier longitudinallygreciprocal to and-from a battery Y position, anda pluralityof bolts slidably disposed in the` Yforward end of thercarrier :forY strippinga lprlruralitygof cartridges from a unitary clip tof .simultaneouslyr chamber a cartridge in each of the'barrels, meanSlfor' Vfeeding the cartridges-into position to bev stripped -by'th'e bolts,`corr1'v prising alriagazine secured'tojthennderside of the pre l ceiver ando'pen at the lowerendy thereof for receiving a To charge the rearm, the bolt assembly.L 30 is drawn" rearwardly by means of charging lever 28. As'depressors 44 are withdrawn from contactv'with the'top of followers 46, follower springs 74 urge such followers"'upwardlyvv toward receiver 12. As the followers move upwardly,

plurality of` `the unitary clips loadedvwith cartridges ,andv adapted to' tintercorirlectand form a vertical stack, aV rec? tangular compartment within said magazineextending vertically. along each side thereof, a.followerfslidablydisposed in, the upperlportion'of .each ofsaidV compartmentsV Vfor ysirnultaneo'usly engagingfone of the unitary'fclips, Y, spring meansdisposed injeach of said compartments for.

normallyurgin'gsa'id followers upwardly vto lift the vertical staekfor positioning the cartridges in the uppermost c lipvin strippin'g position`, ',a latch disposed in the bottom of'-"eachf -o'f saidpompartments for retaining the 'verticalA stack o'ffclipsAk said magazine priorfto any depletion thereofthroughthe firing operation of the firearm, andr support means on said carrier engageable with the uppermost clip for holding the vertical stack in said magazine during the movement of said followers into lifting engagement with the next successive clip. l

2. In a firearm having a receiver, a plurality of barrels, an equivalent number of bolts in respective axial alignment with the barrels, and a carrier slidably disposed in the, receiver for longitudinally reciprocating the bolts Y toand from battery position to strip an equivalent number of cartridges from a unitary clip for simultaneous chambering thereof in each of the barrels, means for successively feeding the clips into the receiver for the stripping of cartridges therefrom, comprising a magazine securedV to the underside of the receiver and open at the lower end thereof for successively receiving a plurality of the unitary clips loaded with cartridges and adapted The gunisnow ready to frewhichis'j-v accomplished by a conventional firing mechanism notie to interconnect and form a venrtical stack, a pair of spacedapart followers disposed in the upper portion of said magazine for simultaneously engaging beneath one of the clips therein, spring means normally urging said followers upwardly to lift the interconnected vertical stack for positioning the uppermost clip therein into stripping position, a pair of depressors depending from opposite sides of the carrier for camming said followers downwardly into engagement with the next successive clip in the vertical stack, and a pair of support arms extendingV forwardly from said depressors for-engaging the uppermost clip during the downward camming of said followers to hold the vertical stack in said magazine until said followers enga-ge the next successive clip.

3. in a firearm having a receiver, a plurality of barrels, a carrier longitudinally reciprocal to and from a battery position, and aplurality ofbolts slidably disposed in the forwardlenddof-,the carrier for stripping a plurality of cartridges from a, unitaryvclip having adjacent depressions forseating each cartridge thereirgleach of the clips being formed to resiliently interconnect with the adjacent clip thereabove and therebelowit-o form a vertical stack, the combination of a magazine secured to the underside of the receiver and open at the lower end thereof forsuccessively receiving a plurality of the unitary clips loaded with cartridges, a pair of spaced-apartfollowers slidably disposed for vertical. movement inthe upper portion of said magazine, fa spring-biased lifter member transversely mounted in each of said followerszfor simultaneous engagement beneaththe interconnected portions of one ofthe unitary clips, spring means.normally urging said followersupwardl-y to lift the vertical stackof clips for positioningr the cartridges therein `into stripping position, a pair of depressors dependingirom opposite sides of the carrier adjacent the rear end thereof, an inclined cam surface onthe front face of each .of said depressors for moving saidl followers downwardly for a distance substantially equivalent to the height of a unitary clip during movement of the carrier toV battery position, and a pair of support arms extending forwardly from said depressors and above said cam surfaces' thereon for slidablyl engaging the uppermost clip during the' downward travel of said followersy to hold the vertical stacll in said magazine until said followers engage beneath the interconnecting portions of the next successive clip.. v

4. In a firearm, a receiver having a cartridge feed opening extending transversely therethrough and an ejection port in the underside thereof, a carrier slidably mounted in said receiver for, reciprocal movement to and from a battery position, a plurality of barrels, ,an equivalent number of bolts slidably disposedrir'; the forward end of said carrier for stripping an equivalentnumb'e'r of cartridges from a unitary clip' for subsequent simultaneous chambering in said barrels,` stop means in the receiver,

for preventing forward movement of the clip during the stripping of the cartridges therefrom,V a magazinesecured to the underside of said receiver forwardly of said ejection port therein and open at the lower end thereof for successively receiving a pluralityrof unitary clips loaded with Lil) cartridges, each of the clips having outwardly projecting upper and lower portions for interconnecting adjacent projecting forwardly from each of said depressors for engaging the uppermost clip until said followers are returned into position' to engage the Vnext successive uppermost clip, and means for imparting the recoil movement of said carier to the empty uppermost clip until alignment thereof with said ejection port in said receiver.

5. The combination dened in claim 4 wherein said last-` mentioned means comprises a pairrof oppositely disposed catchesA respectivelymounted in said support arms for transverse pivotal movement intol and out of engagement with the c mpty uppermost clip, cam means in` said re-A ceiver for pivoting said catches out of engagement with the clip immediately prior to alignment with said ejection port in said receiver, lugl means in said receiver for haltng the rearward-,movement of the empty clip in position to drop through said ejection port upon the subsequent withdrawal of saidsupport arms therefrom as said carrier continues to move rearwardly out of battery position, and spring means for returning said catches to the unpivoted positionsv thereof during forward movement of said carrier into battery position.V

6. In a frearm having a plurality of barrels, an equivalent number' of bolts in respective axial alignment with the barrels, means for reciprocating the bolts to simultaneously chamber a cartridge in each of, the barrels during forward movement, a depending magazine open at both ends thereof for guiding cartridges in front` of the bolts for the subsequent chambering thereof in the barrels, and means for retaining the cartridges in the magazine in groups equivalentto the number of bolts and barrels, said cartridge retaining meansV including a plurality ,of unita-ry clips for. holding individual groups of cart-ridges in a vertical stack, each of saidl clips comprising a body open at the upper end thereof and having a plurality of adjacent longitudinal cartridge seating depressions, a downwardly angled tab `portion ,projecting from opposite sides of said body, and a resilient leg-portion depending from opposite` sides of said. body from a point slightly below said tab portion, each of said leg portions terminating in an inwardly tur-ned hook portion adapted to engage ,with said corresponding tab portion on saidadjacent clip therebelow whereby all of said clips in the maga-zine are interconnected to form a single verticalf stack.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITEDV STATES PATENTS 2,353,6G1 Tisdale July 11, 1944 

